in indonesia, investment in additional transport infrastructure will be essential to bring inland coal resources to market. To date, most of Indonesia's coal production has taken place in coastal areas where it can be moved cheaply to ports and loaded onto bulk carriers. the need for expensive inland transport infrastructure such as rail and roads has been minimal, keeping investment costs low and allowing a fast increase in Indonesian coal output. however, with the depletion of resources along the coast, companies will have to move inland to tap coal resources for both the fast-growing investments than in the past, highlighting the importance of creating and maintaining a stable policy framework. Infrastructure challenges in other Southeast Asian countries that are coal importers more closely resemble those of India. As coal imports rise, they may need to invest in infrastructure to deliver the coal to power plants.